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(loclveAte/i jfuniai QoUe^e
THE JA1JSEE ECHO
loLUME XXIV
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1956
NUMBER 5
STUDENTS ELECT IKE FTA Hosts Annual
^^
'
%
Excited students battle their way to election poll.
Student Election
Anticipates Trend
Tuesday, November 6, was
I lection day (or had' you forgot-
sn?) and the I. R. C. Club of
J. C. sponsored a two-and-
Ine-half hour election', lasting
om 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
e purpose was to see just how
C. voted, and to determine
low many students were actual-
interested enough in the out-
Iome to spend a few minutes
oting.
Out of the 326 eligible vot-
[fs, only 130 voted, or 40%.
de results were as follows: Pres-
Ilent Eisenhower received 84
Wes out of 130, or 64%. Stev-
nson gathered in 49 out of 130,
r 36%.
Freeman received 68 votes, or
J3.7% to Nelsen's 62 votes, or
^■3%, for governor of Minne-
IJta. When we compare our
°te to that of the nation, we
Qn see that the trend visible
ers was an accurate indication
the final voting results of the
Jitire United States.
Working' on the election com-
Jiittee were Carolyn House, Bea
£n'ey, Esther Swearingen, Ellen
0r|sen, Roger Nelson, David
Kson, and Mary Chafoulias of
N I- R. C. Club.
Business Men
Visit College
The J. C. will be hosts to different business men in the community on November fourteenth.
Among them will be fhe W. T.
Grant Company, Charles Moon-
en; S. S. Kresge Company, Les
Westermon,- Three Sisters, Bill
Flake; Richard's Children's Shop,
Richard Peterson; Buttreys,
George Bushee and Edward E.
Graham; Methodist, Rev. Russell
A. Huffman. From Libby, McNeill and Libby, Bartlett Broft,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foil man, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Haas, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hanson, William Kittley,
Rolland Moon, Herbert Roessier,
Floyd Rou'hoff, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Stevens, and Mr. and Mrs.
Folke Peterson are coming.
They will go to Central Cafeteria for luncheon at noon. There
they will hear a talk by Dr. Moon
and a welcome will be given to
Dr. Moon by a member of the
Rochester Education Association.
After the luncheon they will tour
Junior College and visit the afternoon classes. Coffee and refreshments will be served in the
library.
C. of C. Sponsors
All Frosh Mixer
Rochester Junior College freshman students have cordially been
invited to be guests of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce at
the sixth annual Freshman Mixer
to be held at the Central School
Auditorium and cafeteria the evening of Monday, November 19.
In addition to the J. C. freshmen, there will be the freshman
nurses from the Methodist-Kahler
and St. Mary's Schools of Nursing.
Students are to assemble at
Central Auditorium at about 7:45,
with that part of the program
beginning at 8:00 P.M. At about
8:45 everyone will adjourn to the
cafeteria for a get-acquainted
and recreational period which
will be followed by cokes, coffee and doughnuts.
J. C. Represented
At Lanesboro
Mr. Kortz, economics and business instructor, and Jean Jacob-
son, co-editor of the Echo, were
representatives of Rochester Junior College at College Day in
Lanesboro, Wednesday, November 7. They informed the students about the college, its
courses, and activities, and also
answered questions.
Open House Last Night
State Aid Discussed
By Council Heads
Austin, Minnesota, was the
scene of the meeting of the student council presidents of the
eleven junior colleges in Minnesota on October 23 and 24.
One of the main workshop discussions concerned state aid for
junior colleges. The problem of
creating interest in this subject
was thoroughly discussed. It was
decided that each student council president should launch a
campaign advocating state aid
for the junior colleges.
Some suggestions were accepted and wili be given attention.
First, exchange assemblies between junior colleges will be held
to allow a pooling of ideas
among their committees. The
presidents of the councils agreed
to meet at the capitol and speak
with fhe senators and representatives before the opening of the
state legislature. Also, committee members will speak at student
(Continued on page 10, col. 2)
Students Present
Program to Guests
In Coffman Hall
The Rochester Junior College
Open House was held Thursday,
November 15 at 8:00 P.M. in
Coffman Hall. Guests were registered by Miss Towle, Donna
Henke, Mary Schleicher, Sandra
Gunderson, Sonja Jost, Pat Wil-
ber, and Mary Fogarty.
To begin the program, Mr.
Singley introduced Roger Ormand, master of ceremonies. Roger introduced Dean Hill, who presented the new superintendent
of schools, Dr. James Moon, who
welcomed the guests.
Following this, a one-act play,
directed by Miss McGhee, was
presented by the Rajesters. The
play, an Ethel and Albert comedy, A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR
CHRISTMAS, was written by Peg
Lynch, a former J. C. student, who
has written and acted in many
(Continued on page 3, col. 3)

(loclveAte/i jfuniai QoUe^e
THE JA1JSEE ECHO
loLUME XXIV
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1956
NUMBER 5
STUDENTS ELECT IKE FTA Hosts Annual
^^
'
%
Excited students battle their way to election poll.
Student Election
Anticipates Trend
Tuesday, November 6, was
I lection day (or had' you forgot-
sn?) and the I. R. C. Club of
J. C. sponsored a two-and-
Ine-half hour election', lasting
om 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
e purpose was to see just how
C. voted, and to determine
low many students were actual-
interested enough in the out-
Iome to spend a few minutes
oting.
Out of the 326 eligible vot-
[fs, only 130 voted, or 40%.
de results were as follows: Pres-
Ilent Eisenhower received 84
Wes out of 130, or 64%. Stev-
nson gathered in 49 out of 130,
r 36%.
Freeman received 68 votes, or
J3.7% to Nelsen's 62 votes, or
^■3%, for governor of Minne-
IJta. When we compare our
°te to that of the nation, we
Qn see that the trend visible
ers was an accurate indication
the final voting results of the
Jitire United States.
Working' on the election com-
Jiittee were Carolyn House, Bea
£n'ey, Esther Swearingen, Ellen
0r|sen, Roger Nelson, David
Kson, and Mary Chafoulias of
N I- R. C. Club.
Business Men
Visit College
The J. C. will be hosts to different business men in the community on November fourteenth.
Among them will be fhe W. T.
Grant Company, Charles Moon-
en; S. S. Kresge Company, Les
Westermon,- Three Sisters, Bill
Flake; Richard's Children's Shop,
Richard Peterson; Buttreys,
George Bushee and Edward E.
Graham; Methodist, Rev. Russell
A. Huffman. From Libby, McNeill and Libby, Bartlett Broft,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foil man, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Haas, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hanson, William Kittley,
Rolland Moon, Herbert Roessier,
Floyd Rou'hoff, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Stevens, and Mr. and Mrs.
Folke Peterson are coming.
They will go to Central Cafeteria for luncheon at noon. There
they will hear a talk by Dr. Moon
and a welcome will be given to
Dr. Moon by a member of the
Rochester Education Association.
After the luncheon they will tour
Junior College and visit the afternoon classes. Coffee and refreshments will be served in the
library.
C. of C. Sponsors
All Frosh Mixer
Rochester Junior College freshman students have cordially been
invited to be guests of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce at
the sixth annual Freshman Mixer
to be held at the Central School
Auditorium and cafeteria the evening of Monday, November 19.
In addition to the J. C. freshmen, there will be the freshman
nurses from the Methodist-Kahler
and St. Mary's Schools of Nursing.
Students are to assemble at
Central Auditorium at about 7:45,
with that part of the program
beginning at 8:00 P.M. At about
8:45 everyone will adjourn to the
cafeteria for a get-acquainted
and recreational period which
will be followed by cokes, coffee and doughnuts.
J. C. Represented
At Lanesboro
Mr. Kortz, economics and business instructor, and Jean Jacob-
son, co-editor of the Echo, were
representatives of Rochester Junior College at College Day in
Lanesboro, Wednesday, November 7. They informed the students about the college, its
courses, and activities, and also
answered questions.
Open House Last Night
State Aid Discussed
By Council Heads
Austin, Minnesota, was the
scene of the meeting of the student council presidents of the
eleven junior colleges in Minnesota on October 23 and 24.
One of the main workshop discussions concerned state aid for
junior colleges. The problem of
creating interest in this subject
was thoroughly discussed. It was
decided that each student council president should launch a
campaign advocating state aid
for the junior colleges.
Some suggestions were accepted and wili be given attention.
First, exchange assemblies between junior colleges will be held
to allow a pooling of ideas
among their committees. The
presidents of the councils agreed
to meet at the capitol and speak
with fhe senators and representatives before the opening of the
state legislature. Also, committee members will speak at student
(Continued on page 10, col. 2)
Students Present
Program to Guests
In Coffman Hall
The Rochester Junior College
Open House was held Thursday,
November 15 at 8:00 P.M. in
Coffman Hall. Guests were registered by Miss Towle, Donna
Henke, Mary Schleicher, Sandra
Gunderson, Sonja Jost, Pat Wil-
ber, and Mary Fogarty.
To begin the program, Mr.
Singley introduced Roger Ormand, master of ceremonies. Roger introduced Dean Hill, who presented the new superintendent
of schools, Dr. James Moon, who
welcomed the guests.
Following this, a one-act play,
directed by Miss McGhee, was
presented by the Rajesters. The
play, an Ethel and Albert comedy, A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR
CHRISTMAS, was written by Peg
Lynch, a former J. C. student, who
has written and acted in many
(Continued on page 3, col. 3)